Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist, 1670s, Onorio Marinari, Italian, 1627 - 1715, 56 × 50 × 3 in. (142.24 × 127 × 7.62 cm) (outer frame), Oil on canvas, Italy, 17th century, Grasping a gold plate holding John the Baptists severed head, young Salome presents this gruesome prize to her mother. Salomes stepfather, King Herod, had granted her a wish after she danced for him at a banquet. Prompted by her mother, she asked for Johns head. John had accused Salomes mother of adultery because she was previously married to Herods brother.
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